Maternal nutrition

• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Breastfeeding
  Produced by: CDC
  Key messages on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Breastfeeding advice during the COVID-19 outbreak
  By UN agencies on the nutritional impacts of COVID-19
• Joint statement on nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
  Produced by: WHO EMRO
  Advice for breastfeeding mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Feeding young children during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Produced by: UNICEF
  Key messages on how to ensure feeding young children during the pandemic: continuing breastfeeding, variety of food, and healthy meals
• UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Statement on Infant Feeding on Neonatal Units During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
  Produced by: UNICEF
  Key messages for healthcare professionals to support mothers and parents in feeding their newborns during the pandemic: breastfeeding, parents as partners in care.
• UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Statement on Infant Feeding During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
  Produced by: UNICEF
  Key messages for healthcare professionals to support mothers and parents in feeding their newborns during the pandemic: breastfeeding, infant formula, practical recommendations for parents caring for newborns in light of the pandemic
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations When COVID-19 is Suspected or Confirmed: Recommended Practices Booklet
  Produced by: USAID
  Recommended practices for feeding infants when COVID-19 is confirmed or suspected
• Protecting, promoting and supporting IYCF during the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections and recommendations
  Produced by: Save the Children, US Center for Humanitarian Health, John Hopkins University, SafelyFed Canada, UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund, IFE Core Group, Technical Rapid Response Team, GTAM (Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition)
  Evidence-informed recommendations for infant feeding during the COVID-19 outbreak
• How nutrition can protect people’s health during COVID-19
  Produced by: Muhammad Ali Pate & Martien van Nieuwkoop, The World Bank Group
  Key messages from Dr. Pate and Dr. van Nieuwkoop on how nutrition can protect people’s and children’s health during COVID-19.
• News release on the Joint statement on nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
  Produced by: FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO
  This executive summary presents a call to action in order to provide healthy diets and nutrition in light of the outbreak
• Food and nutrition tips during self-quarantine
  Produced by: WHO
  For optimal health, it is also important to remain physically active. To support healthy individuals in staying physically active while at home, WHO/Europe has developed specific guidance for periods of quarantine, including tips and examples of home-based exercises. This resource provides general tips for parents and caregivers for good nutrition during COVID-19.
• #HealthyAtHome - Healthy Diet
  Produced by: WHO
  Tips for maintaining a healthy diet during COVID-19.
• How nutrition can protect people’s health during COVID-19
  Produced by: Muhammad Ali Pate & Martien van Nieuwkoop, The World Bank Group
  “Stepping up nutrition advice, promoting breast-feeding, and fighting misinformation around COVID-19 transmission will help preserve the role of nutritious food as an ally against illness.”- Muhammad Ali Pate & Martien Van Nieuwkoop.

• Maternal and Child Nutrition UNICEF Programming Priorities to Respond to the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic Respond, Recover, and Reimagine
  Produced by: UNICEF
  This document addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition and focuses on the UNICEF programming in the context of this pandemic. To improve governance for nutrition, the agency will focus on three key priorities: (1) reinforcing partnerships; (2) strengthening data and information systems and (3) strengthening the generation, sharing and use of knowledge to inform policies, programmes, advocacy and research to improve maternal and child nutrition and adapt nutrition in the context of the pandemic.
• Protecting maternal diets and nutrition services and practices in the context of COVID-19
  Produced by: UNICEF, WFP, GTAM, Global Nutrition Cluster
  This brief provides recommendations to support the nutritional needs of women in the context of partial or full population mobility restrictions, to be implemented in line with national guidelines.
• WFP’s additional recommendations for the management of maternal and child malnutrition prevention and treatment in the context of COVID 19
  Produced by: WFP
  This brief is based on what is currently known about COVID-19 and the transmission of other viral respiratory infections, as informed by the WHO and Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and complements the potential adaptations recommended by the Global Nutrition Cluster.
• Maintaining a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Produced by: FAO
  This guidance provides recommendations on how to maintain a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some recommendations include eating a variety of food, eating fruits and vegetables, consuming a diet rich in healthy fats and whole grains and monitoring the intake of fats, sugar and sodium.
• Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition
  Produced by: UN
  The following brief examines these dimensions of the challenge and suggests three mutually reinforcing sets of priority actions to address the immediate, near- and medium-term needs to protect people during and beyond the crisis, and – ultimately – to reshape and build resilient food systems. This brief also includes key information on the impact of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition for children.
• The use of multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) for maternal nutrition and birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Produced by: UNICEF
  This guidance focuses on the importance of micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women in COVID-19 pandemic, since many barriers can exist prohibiting the provision of a nutritious and health diet to pregnant women.
• The state of food security and nutrition in the world
  Produced by: FAO UNICEF IFAD WFP WHO
  Key messages on the importance of a consistent and affordable access to food for adolescents and pregnant women. (pages 38-39)

• Breastfeeding safely during the COVID-19 pandemic: How to nourish your child following the current expert guidance
  Produced by: UNICEF
  A guide on how to breastfeed safely during the pandemic. E.g.: Safe precautions; what to do in terms of breastfeeding if the mother is tested positive for the virus.
• Q&A: Breastfeeding and COVID-19
  Produced by: WHO
  This Q&A provides information on how to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Pregnancy and childbirth
  Produced by: WHO
  This Q&A provides safety measures for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Infant Feeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Produced by: NYC health
  Infant feeding and lactation for newborns: safety measures and recommendations during the pandemic

• Healthy Nutrition for Babies & Kids During COVID-19
  Produced by: Maegan Valleo ( Front Range Community College)
  Blog entry for parents on breastfeeding, formula, baby food, and older children's nutrition

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